diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f21bfb7..ec364ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,23 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/releases/</outputDirectory>
+                    <descriptors>
+                        <descriptor>${basedir}/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml</descriptor>
+                    </descriptors>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>single</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
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diff --git a/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml b/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb7277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<assembly>
+    <id></id>
+    <formats>
+        <format>zip</format>
+    </formats>
+    <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+    <dependencySets>
+        <dependencySet>
+            <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+            <useProjectArtifact>true</useProjectArtifact>
+            <useTransitiveFiltering>true</useTransitiveFiltering>
+            <excludes>
+                <exclude>org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch</exclude>
+            </excludes>
+        </dependencySet>        
+    </dependencySets>
+</assembly>
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/es-plugin.properties b/src/main/resources/es-plugin.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb2222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/es-plugin.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+plugin=org.elasticsearch.plugin.analysis.ik.AnalysisIkPlugin
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